Generally, for how many minutes would you water young trees/plants with the soaker hose?
29101
Kind of hard to answer. Depends on trees and also how you have them planted. I have never used the soaker for trees as mine are all far apart. Only use the soaker in garden area where things are planted close and need the same king of watering. Sorry not to be much help.
29102
I use my hose for my garden but if you will water your young trees until the water has soaked at least six (6) inches below the root ball. If you know the depth of your root ball it will be easy to test.
29103
I turn on soaker hoses for about 6 hours at a time. For young trees, I'd never let the ground dry out. For established trees about once a month through the summer. I use very heavy mulching over the soaker hoses, so I can get away with watering my veggies once a week as needed. Getting seeds started you can't worry about water conservation. They need to be moist.
29104
I would start with 1/2 hour. Test the soil after that and see if it is good and moist around the tree/plant. Normally for trees, I would use a regular hose. For plants, such as ixora, plumbago, etc. 1/2 hour should do the trick. As I said, you really need to check your soil and make sure it is good and moist down to the root area. Normally a soaker hose is used around plants like roses, azaleas etc. So, without know what type of trees or plants you are referring to, it is rather hard to answer.
2044599
I just looked at my manual and it says to use a solution of 50% water and 50% vinegar. "In most cases, 2 cups of the solution will be sufficient." To summarize the rest it says to slowly pour the solution into the hose connector and the solution should become visible in the water reservoir's inlet hole. Continue to pour the solution into the Hose Connector until the water reservoir is about half-full, near the top of the hose. "Allow it to stand for 40 minutes." If you need the rest of the directions, just let me know.
1586118
I actually use the hose outside and let them dry thoroughly and they are good to go for another few months. I don't soak them. Just blow them out good in a few seconds. Works great.
759008
Amazingly, this is one of the only non-commercial timers on the market that will water for more than 4 hrs each day. This one will do up to 12 hrs. I use this for watering trees, which need a longer duration with soaker hoses.
1223085
We water around 8:00 in the morning, so hot hoses are not an issue. Watering in the hot (90-100 F) temps in the afternoon is not recommended. Most water will evaporate anyway. Some folks water in the late evening or during the night. Maybe that will solve your problem. I still think watering between 6-8 am is the best time, for you and your plants. Linda
368893
In response to your question you would need to make a stronger liner on the hose. All I was doing was hooking it up to the water and moving around on my cement driveway with it to water the plants. I had purchased four hoses and one hose lasted two days the second hose lasted three days and I decided to return the all. It's a great idea but definitely needs some more work.
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My garden is at least that distance from my faucet. I just use a regular hose to the garden, then the soaker hose in the garden. Works great! But I don't recommend putting ANOTHER soaker hose at the end of the first one. Then the pressure would be too low and it won't distribute evenly.
1567582
I only wear mine for 10 minutes to do my outdoor watering ~ don't use all day. It is lightweight though, so it shouldn't be a problem.
516747
15 minutes for clear water and 30 minutes for cloudy water. 7 drops per liter/quart. Works great, just anticipate your needs and don't get dehydrated before you treat the water.
1332909
Yes it will. You have a couple of options for this. You can water a single station by turning the dial to that station and then press the "Water Now" button. It will start watering for 10 minutes, but you can easily adjust the time with simple up and down arrows. Or, you can simply press the "Water All Stations" button and the system will cycle through each station, watering them for 10 minutes per station. Again, you can adjust the length of time with an up/down arrow buttons. I use these features fairly often, since the weather has been anything but consistent out here.
818896
Thank you for writing with your question. The entire Garden Row Drip Irrigation Snip-n-Drip Soaker System can be set up in less than 1/2 hour. The cut ends of the soaker hose are closed off with end plugs. The cut ends of the garden hose can be connected quickly with the included 3-way hose couplers. Best Regards, Nita Gardener's Supply Company
2054124
I have this and love it! Haven't used it with a soaker hose, but think it would be fine. I do use it with a spray nozzle, no problems.
785503
No. It's is a mechanical time. If you want to vary watering by day of the week, hour of the day and watering time you should look at electronic water timers that attach to your hose bib. Hope this helps. (BTW we suggest you go organic, reduce your lawn size and use native plants that require less water thereby minimizing your overall watering needs and work, too.)
50966
no, because you water trees best at their dripline, not at the base of the tree (unless the dripline has a small diameter as with a young tree)
251333
Yes . Also, you could use one hose . Buy an adapter that you can attach a drip irrigation system (1/8 " tubing) to and put an emitter at each tree . This works for smaller trees. A drip system will put out. 2/3 gl per hour.
1428561
It depends on the tree size. My tree is 25 feet tall, so the whole container was used around the dripline of the tree, and watered in well.
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Not an easy question to answer. Totally depends on the plant. Some drink more than others. I have found that it is a trial and error process. Out of 7 house plants where I used the plant nanny, only 2 have worked out. BUT I really like it on the plants where it works - lasting maybe 1 1/2 weeks. It takes the guess work our of watering. Hope this helps a little.